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Weekly Menu 06.17.18

Weekly Menu 06.17.18

It’s Officially Summer. Hello good looking! The summer solstice this week represents the best of times and the worst of times. We have a lot of love for the longest day of sunlight for the year. (Does it bother anyone else when people say it’s 

Make Tuesday Easy with Beef & Black Bean Burritos

Make Tuesday Easy with Beef & Black Bean Burritos

Sure, it’s Taco Tuesday, but these Beef and Black Bean Burritos fit the bill as well. They are easy, fast, economical and made with items you probably already have on hand.     I serve this with Minute Rice, microwaved frozen corn and an easy 

Friday Fun with Flatbread

Friday Fun with Flatbread

We had four flatbread pieces of naan bread, and had some fun mixing them up before they were grilled: We have one with pesto, onions, pickled banana peppers and provolone; one with sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella; a white flatbread with cream cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic 

Father’s Day Menu 2018

Father’s Day Menu 2018

This is Bert’s 22nd Father Day (!), and every one has been special and well deserved. We have always celebrated in a pretty low key way, with gifts leaning more towards the homemade “gift certificate” than the expensive glitzy toys. We were watching TV last 

Weekly Menu 06.10.18

Weekly Menu 06.10.18

Thursday is flag day this week – so be sure to fly it! I love summertime when the boys are out of school because the very pace of day to day life slows down and mellows out. Dinner gets served later because the sun stays 

Summer Chopped Chicken Salad

Summer Chopped Chicken Salad

Do you remember the Seinfeld episode where Elaine had to have the BIG SALAD and George complained about paying for it the entire time? This salad would have made both of them happy. Making a dinner salad at home is so much more cost effective